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Gangplank

Fighter
Gangplank is a fighterRolefighter
DifficultyHard
Power SpikeMid-Game
Trial by Fire abilityp
Parrrley abilityq
Remove Scurvy abilityw
Powder Keg abilitye
Cannon Barrage abilityr
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Runes
Synergies
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Gangplank Build

based on 42,001 matches
Win Rate
49.3 %
Pick Rate
4.3 %
Ban Rate
2.4 %

How We Come Up with Our Gangplank Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Gangplank build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Gangplank builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Gangplank core items and runes for any situation.

Gangplank Build Summary

Gangplank is a an average top lane champ in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Inspiration Resolve. Incorporating the highlighted runes shown below in your Gangplank build will give you the additional stats to guarantee he plays well through the laning phase of the match and into the late game. Gangplank players should start by building up his q ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Gangplank

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordEssence Reaver

Core Gangplank Items

~22 Mins
Navori QuickbladesStormrazorThe CollectorIonian Boots of Lucidity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcGuardian AngelBloodthirsterHullbreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gangplank to level upq
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Second ability for Gangplank to level upe
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Last skill for Gangplank to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Gangplank's passive ability p
Gangplank's q ability q
Gangplank's w ability w
Gangplank's e ability e
Gangplank's ultimate ability r
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Gangplank Matchups Overview

Gangplank is Weak Against

ShyvanaShyvana42.5% winrateTrundleTrundle43.6% winrateSionSion45.4% winratePantheonPantheon46.1% winrate

Gangplank is Strong Against

GragasGragas56.4% winrateJaxJax55.6% winrateSingedSinged55% winrateKennenKennen54.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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More Gameplay Tips for Gangplank Players

Tips and Tricks

Have your allies tell you when there are enemies at low health so you can use Cannon Barrage from afar.

Powder Keg can be used to split push in certain situations.

Gangplank FAQs

Q: Is AP Gangplank viable? Is AP or AD Gangplank better?

A: AP Gangplank is very viable. If you build Gangplank to be AP focused, you will need to build the <a href="/item/3100/" target="_blank">Lich Bane item</a> early on. It will increase your Q damage significantly. AP Gangplank does two things very well. He is able to heal for a very large amount of health, which makes him able to split-push and solo better than AD gangplank. Additionally, his Ult will deal a lot more damage, which is great in late-game teamfights. You need a lot of items to make AP Gangplank powerful. AP Gangplank is more of a late-game build than an early game one. AD Gangplank is still of course very viable and is strong at all phases of the match. If you are new to GP, we recommend you stick with an AD Gangplank build until you are skilled with him.

Q: When should I use my global Ult?

A: Gangplanks Ult is a great tool to provide support to other lanes, especially from levels 6-10. During this phase of the game, it deals only minimal damage, but it has a powerful slowing effect. This slow can help other lanes escape or chase down other champions to get kills. Unless you need your Ult to finish off an enemy, save it to support your allies.

Q: What is Gangplank's greatest strength?

A: Gangplanks greatest strength is likely his ability to increase his gold revenue from minions he executes with his Q. Farming in lane, he is able to stack up a large horde that will help propel him into a powerful champion in the late game.

Q: What is GP's greatest strength?

A: Gangplank is a hard champion to snowball the enemy team with. He has a lot of good counters to other champs that make it difficult to be counter picked, such as his healing ability and Ult + slow; however, he doesn’t have any one overwhelming ability or tactic that can be used to easily dominate the whole battlefield. Gangplank is often a safe pick who can provide great team fighting and split-pushing potential. However, don't expect to carry the whole game alone with him.

Additional Gangplank Build Insights

League of Legends Gangplank players could find him to be a challenging champion to build out properly. You will see that his build varies when he is fighting either diversified or homogenous team compositions, demonstrating you should not take the same Gangplank build every round of League of Legends

The most essential items to include in your champion's build are: Navori Quickblades, Stormrazor, and The Collector. Players who added these items in their setups had a significantly better win rate than players who used other Gangplank builds. Moreover, if you are fighting a mixed enemy team arrangement, you should really consider grabbing Gangplank the Inspiration, and Resolve runes. In recent matches, he won the largest number of his games when equipped with these runes.

We set our Gangplank build suggestions by analyzing 42,001 recently ranked League games with him in them. We only recommend the best winrate Gangplank builds that have been used by ranked players enough times for us to propose them. With so many matches in our dataset, we are very confident in our provided builds.